Mortgage Rates Commentary

Monday 8th of June 2009

ANZ and the National Bank have both increased rates for most terms of 18 months or more. The one rate they haven't changed is for a two-year term. The increases are all in the 10 to 15 point range.

Much of the attention has been on ASB for hitting the 8.00% mark with its five-year rate. ANZ has increased its five year rate 14 points to 7.99%, while NBNZ is up 10 points to 7.95%.

Both banks have 18 month rates of 5.89% and they have taken different positions on three and four year rates. ANZ has the higher three year rate, 6.99%, compared to NBNZ's 6.95%, however NBNZ's four year rate is 7.55% compared to ANZ's 7.50% rate.

Kiwibank so far has only increased its five-year fixed home loan rate by 35 basis points to 7.95%.

CBS Canterbury has increased its one and two-year rates by 20 bps, its three-year rate has gone up by 30 bps and its five-year rate up by 55 basis points to 8.15% whicih is now the highest rate in our table. NZF has also made increases to its rates of one or more albeit in smaller lots.  Its one and two-year rates went up by 10 points and its four and five-year rates were increased by 15 to 25 points respectively.

Another lender to hit the 8% mark for the five-year term is SBS due to its 15 basis point increase.  SBS also added 14 and 10 points to its three and two-year fixed rates respectively and shaved 5 points off its six-month rate to bring it down to 5.50%.

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